That is the plaintive plea from a group called Forever Oakland. The group will be attending Monday night’s Raiders game against the Denver Broncos. But they’ll be front and center in and around the Coliseum parking lot all day, handing out signs and beseeching anyone who will listen that the Raiders a) should not move to Las Vegas, or b) at least leave their name, colors, logo and legacy behind, as the Cleveland Browns did in 1996 when they bugged out for Baltimore.

Time is of the essence. Monday night’s game could be the Raiders’ last in Oakland.

It shouldn’t be difficult to find the Forever Oakland folks. According to a Facebook post, they’re partial to spending the pregame hours at MOB (stands for “Make Oakland Better”) Alley — the self-proclaimed NFL’s Longest Tailgate, located directly across the street from the 66th Avenue entrance into the Oakland Coliseum.

Festivities commence at 9 a.m. extending to noon — rain or shine. The first 200 fans to drop by will get a sign to wave during the game.

You love the fans’ allegiance. You cringe at the impossible odds against them. Why do we say this?

On Dec. 7, 1981, the Raiders were three games from moving to Los Angeles. Then, as now, fans were compelled to heartfelt action. That was a Monday night back when “Monday Night Football” was a TV ratings kingpin. Fans organized a boycott of the first 15 minutes of the game, during which they congregated on concourses, halls, restrooms, out of sight of ABC cameras. It made a good visual. It did not forestall the team’s move to Southern California.

Attempting to mimic the Cleveland Browns situation is a nice thought. But Clevelanders were way ahead of the game compared to contemporary Raiders fans. Let us count the ways:

1) Browns owner Art Modell, who sought relocation because Cleveland Stadium wasn’t affording him enough income, announced Nov. 6, 1995, that he was moving the team to Baltimore. The following day, Cuyahoga County voters approved a “sin tax” to remodel the old stadium. (A new stadium ultimately was erected on the site of the old one).

2) Even if Oakland voters approved a tax for a football stadium, it would be partially offset by the outstanding $80 million debt from the Coliseum’s renovation in 1996.

3) The Browns didn’t have to contend with a baseball team on the prowl for a better venue. The Indians had moved into a new ballpark two years prior to the Browns’ departure. As former A’s executive Andy Dolich wrote in this paper recently, the A’s, who have declared their intent to build ballpark at Howard Terminal, have not yet taken a meaningful step to make their dream venue come true.

4) Cleveland was able to retain the Browns’ name, colors and history because Modell was agreeable to the idea.

From the Feb. 9, 1996, edition of the Elyria (Ohio) Telegram:

“The NFL has thrown rabid Cleveland fans a bone. Under the agreement reached with Cleveland and the NFL, Modell moves the franchise to Baltimore immediately but the name ‘Browns’ and the team’s traditional colors remain behind. Cleveland will get another NFL franchise, either through expansion or relocation of an existing team.”

There’s no way that could work in Oakland. First, Modell had a destination city and a stadium readily available. Raiders owner Mark Davis does not. Modell was willing to use his team’s colors as a negotiation chip. Mark Davis would rather grow a pompadour than go there. The part about the promise of another franchise? Where would it come from and where in Oakland would it go to?

Sadly, it seems contemporary Raiders fans are in the same bind as their forefathers 37 years ago, left with nothing by quixotic gestures and bittersweet memories.